Palisades

Palisades, released by Bally Manufacturing in 1969, represents a classic example of late 1960s electro-mechanical pinball design. The machine emerged during a pivotal period in pinball history when manufacturers were pushing the boundaries of mechanical innovation before the advent of solid-state electronics.

The game's theme appears to have been inspired by the popular amusement parks and entertainment venues of the era, possibly referencing the famous Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey which was still operating at the time. The playfield likely featured traditional standup targets, pop bumpers, and rollover switches common to machines of this period, with scoring handled through mechanical counters and chimes providing audio feedback.

While not necessarily one of Bally's most prominent titles of the era, Palisades represents an important snapshot of late 1960s pinball engineering and design aesthetics. The game would have competed in an arcade market that was still dominated by electro-mechanical games, just years before the electronic revolution would transform the industry. Production numbers are not widely documented, but like many EM games of this period, surviving examples are now considered collectible pieces of arcade history.